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Dr. Steven Kelman
Dr. Kelman is the Weatherhead Professor of Public Management at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Kelman is the author of many books and articles on the policymaking process and on improving the management of government organizations, with his latest book, Unleashing Change: A Study of Organizational Change in Government, published in June 2005 by the Brookings Institution Press. He is a frequent contributor to Federal Computer Week and currently serves as editor of the International Public Management Journal. From 1993 through 1997, Dr. Kelman served as Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. During his tenure, he played a primary role in the Administration’s “reinventing government” effort, leading the Administration’s support for the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995. In l996, he was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. In 2001, he received the Herbert Roback Memorial Award, the highest achievement award of the National Contract Management Association, and in 2003 he was elected as a Director of The Procurement Roundtable.
Mr. Dennis Fischer
Mr. Dennis Fischer is currently the Director for Government Innovation at Grant Thornton LLC, a leading international consulting firm. Mr. Fischer has served as the Commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Technology Service (GSA FTS); as the Chief Financial Officer of GSA; as the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finance and Deputy CFO of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and recently as the Vice President, Sales & Integration at VISA U.S.A. Mr. Fischer also has served in numerous government-wide management roles including positions with: the Government Information Technology Services Board, the Federal CFO Council, the General Accounting Office Governmental Auditing Standards Advisory Council, the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) Steering Committee, and the Cost Accounting Standards Board.
Mr. Neal Fox
Mr. Neal Fox (retired Colonel, US Air Force) served as the Assistant Commissioner for Commercial Acquisition, GSA Federal Supply Service where he managed $35 billion in annual procurement programs, including the e-business tools GSA Advantage and e-Buy and the Federal government’s SmartPay credit card program. Prior to serving at GSA, Colonel Fox lead the development of the Air Force IT Superstore e-commerce website (https://afway.af.mil). During his 26 years with the U.S. Air Force, Fox held numerous management positions, including Program Director of the Commercial IT Directorate (CIT PAD) at Gunter AFB (Alabama), Program Director of the Information Warfare Acquisition Program at Hanscom AFB (Massachusetts), and multiple Pentagon staff positions. Mr. Fox received the Council for Excellence in Government’s Business Solutions in the Public Interest Award in 2001 and has received the Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation’s George Washington Honor Medal three times. Mr. Fox is a member of the National Institute of Government Purchasers, the National Contract Management Association (NCMA), and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA).
RADM Leonard “Lenn” Vincent
Mr. Vincent is the Industry Chair at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). He uses his Defense and Industry experience, expertise and perspective to advise government and industry on matters relative to contracting and program management issues. When he retired from the U.S. Navy on August 1, 1999 at the rank of Rear Admiral, he was the Commandant, Defense Systems Management College (DSMC). Prior to leading DSMC, Mr. Vincent had served as the Logistics, Ordnance and Fleet Supply Officer for Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, where he established policy and coordinated logistics requirements to support supply chain operations in the Pacific Fleet and Indian Ocean. Mr. Vincent was the Commander of the Defense Contracts Management Command (now DCMA), and also served as the senior acquisition executive responsible for procurement policy within the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). A former Vice President at CACI International and American Management Systems, Mr. Vincent was responsible for working with senior Department of Defense and Industry leaders to build long-term business relationships and to help identify solutions to acquisition, logistics, and financial management challenges. He is President and member of the Board of Directors of the National Contract Management Association; he serves on the Board of Directors of the Navy League National Capital Council and NDIA Washington DC Chapter, the Board of Visitors of the Defense Acquisition University, and the Board of Directors Procurement Round Table. Mr. Vincent holds a Masters in Business Administration from George Washington University, is a Certified Navy Material and Acquisition Professional, and is DAWIA Level III certified in both Contracting and Logistics.